An inexpensive and reliable new haemoglobin colour scale for assessing anaemia

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-24

  Lewis, S M ^a   Stott, G J ^b   Wynn, K J ^c  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Passagay   (France)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Haemoglobinometry; WHO

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031889562     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.1.21     Document Type: Article

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